False alarm at commercial building on West Child St, Wheaton IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 07:36 PM

West St & Childs St, Wheaton, IL 60187

Fire alarm activated at commercial building near West Child Street, Wheaton. Firefighters investigated and found no signs of fire. The alarm was triggered by a cleaning crew accidentally activating the detector. The situation was cleared without incident.

Audio|Source: DuComm Fire Dispatch and Ops (All)

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Transcript:

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fb alarm commercial district 384 near West Child Street Wheaton battalion engine 38 tower 28 Cross Street of Dallas Road and South Aurora Way 38 truck and uh send me engine 37 message with 3rd 28 you guys can hold in quarters

00:25

FD alarm, commercial, District 384, near West Child Street, Wheaton, Engine 37, Cross Street of Dallas Road and South Aurora Way.

00:46

Enternematic 5, you guys have gone out for a 24-year-old mill.

00:51

That's having some type of psych issues.

00:54

He's being aggressive, throwing furniture all around the house.

00:58

tediously spying out over the trash as well.

01:01

All right, five copies.

01:03

To Com Engine 38 on scene.

01:05

He's found nothing showing two-story,

01:08

non-com commercial, 200 by 300.

01:10

I'll check him.

01:12

I have sister, C, nothing's showing from a two-story, I'll check him.

01:19

38, do you come? Yeah, go ahead, DuCom.

01:22

Hey, the keyholder just called in to take it offline.

01:25

He's got a cleaning crew out there.

01:26

They got Duff the detector.

01:28

DuCom Engine 38, can he have the keyholder, me he is out front, please? He's not unseen currently.

01:34

So he knows everything's fine then, okay.

01:36

Yeah.

01:41

Yeah, do come as your 38.

01:42

You return everybody else, but I have you come in, we're going to handle.

01:45

The engine 30, all incoming units from Child Street can return.

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West St & Childs St, Wheaton, IL 60187

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